Motion to stop PETA lawsuit denied

9:37 PM,
Dec. 12, 2013

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Wake County Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour on Thursday denied a motion filed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission to dismiss a lawsuit brought by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that seeks to stop a permit from being issued to allow the Brasstown 'Possum Drop on New Year's Eve.

PETA has said the 'Possum Drop is inhumane and that forcing a wild, captive opossum to dangle above a crowd of cheering people, thumping music, musket fire and fireworks, frightens the animal so ...